Rebecca, Part 1

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Learn fiddle in the styles of Kenny Baker, Stuart Duncan, Vassar Clements, Bobby Hicks, and other bluegrass greats by learning classic tunes, with improvisation exercises and advanced techniques.

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Rebecca

Rebecca, Part 1

Rebecca, Part 2: Variations

Rebecca, Part 1

Do you know any tunes in the key of B? Well, now you will. Chad shows you bluegrass mandolinist Herschel Sizemore’s popular instrumental “Rebecca.” You’ll play “Rebecca” mostly out of a closed position, the subject of last month’s lesson. Chad breaks the tune down phrase by phrase and shows you some nice double stops you can use.

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Rebecca, Part 2: Variations →

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Rebecca, Part 1

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